Alaska Two Economic Reports Highlight Pollock Industry’s Impact in Alaska Alaska Business Magazine - October 2025 A pair of new studies validate the economic importance of the Alaska pollock industry. The Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance (APFA) paid for two studies prepared independently by Northern Economics and the McKinley Research Group. https://www.akbizmag.com/industry/fisheries/two-economic-reports-highlight-pollock-industrys-impact-in-alaska/ National Government shutd

Alaska Studies show big economic impact of Alaska pollock on economy Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - September 29, 2025 Independent studies of Alaska pollock released during the Wild Alaska Pollock Annual Meeting in Seattle on Sept. 18 highlight the commercial groundfish fishery’s impact on Alaska, Washington state, and the nation overall. https://thecordovatimes.com/2025/09/29/studies-show-big-economic-impact-of-alaska-pollock-on-economy/ Funding problems, impending shut

Alaska Alaskan rivers turn orange as permafrost thaws, threatening fish and communities Mongabay by Liz Kimbrough - September 25, 205 A new study found that 75 streams in Alaska’s Brooks Range have turned orange due to thawing permafrost, which releases metals like iron, aluminum and cadmium that exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency safety thresholds for aquatic life.The contamination threatens fish populations, with aluminum concentrations at one location reaching nea

National Nutrition expert calls for update to US FDA guidelines on seafood consumption “We’re letting the ghosts of the past deprive our future generations of reaching their full potential.” Seafood Source by Chris Chase - September 23, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current guidance on seafood consumption during and before pregnancy – and for young children – highlights the importance of omega-3s, but according to nutrition expert Maya Maroto, it is still

Alaska Could this gear innovation curb bycatch in Alaska’s pollock fishery? Trident Seafoods thinks so The company plans to expand use of a redesigned trawl footrope next year. Intrafish by Rachel Sapin - September 24, 2025 Trident Seafoods plans to deploy a newly engineered footrope across its entire Alaska pollock fleet next year, part of a broader effort to reduce bycatch and minimize seafloor contact in one of the largest and most valuable US fisheries. https://www.intraf

Alaska Sun'aq Tribe awarded $2.3 million to improve kelp processing KMXT by Brian Venua - September 18, 2025  The money comes from the Southeast Conference's Alaska Mariculture Cluster, as part of a $49 million it received from a federal grant awarded back in 2022. https://www.kmxt.org/news/2025-09-18/sunaq-tribe-awarded-2-3-million-to-improve-kelp-processing Commissioner’s permit available for new GOA tuna fishery Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - September 19, 2025 A bra

Alaska PWS coho, humpy harvests still coming in Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - September 18, 2025 Prince William Sound commercial...

Alaska Pink salmon harvests in Southeast Alaska surprisingly low KSTK by Angela Denning, CoastAlaska - September 15, 2025 The commercial...

Alaska Salmon season winding down, prices staying up Cordova Times by Margaret Bauman - September 12, 2025 Commercial fishing in Prince...

Alaska Another bust year for Yukon River king salmon returns, sonar counters show Alaska Beacon by James Brooks - September 10, 2025 Last...